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cprise

(8,445 posts)
Sun Nov 9, 2014, 08:18 PM Nov 2014

Democrats have no right

...to expect the masses to fit within their two-party system, and then run campaigns like amnesiac little chipmunks who seemingly can't remember Obama and their colleagues' accomplishments.

This is the crux of how the moneyed rightwing interests exploit us. When the Third Way faction says 'Dean is out' and has candidates running without the issues that matter to people, they know they have us in a bind because we've given our minds over to 2-party-everything.

You have no right to campaign on our behalf so poorly with the expectation we'll all stay within that dark little box.

You have no right to meekly LOSE and then use the exposure to get jobs as lobbyists.

This is NOT lacklustre performance -- This is Backstabbing!!!

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Democrats have no right (Original Post) cprise Nov 2014 OP
We need to have an entirely new election system based on verifiable truth in advertising. gordianot Nov 2014 #1
That would serve (todays) non-voters more than others cprise Nov 2014 #2

gordianot

(15,242 posts)
1. We need to have an entirely new election system based on verifiable truth in advertising.
Sun Nov 9, 2014, 08:35 PM
Nov 2014

I want elimination of fundraising advertisement to convince idiots to vote for their own best interest. Since our elections seem to hinge on advertising how about requiring all candidates to state positions with an analysis on how it impacts voters financially and with personal benefits. This is mostly sarcasm but I am sick of the $10.00 donations and unlimited money of the ultra rich directed at convincing voters.

cprise

(8,445 posts)
2. That would serve (todays) non-voters more than others
Sun Nov 9, 2014, 09:05 PM
Nov 2014

so there is a chicken-and-egg problem there: What you ask for may never come about unless most people show up to vote.

If these non-voters lodged protest votes instead, the system would lose its veneer of legitimacy fast.

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